Methodological analysis of palm oil biodiesel life cycle studies

Sophie A. Archer, Richard J. Murphy and Robert Steinberger-Wilckens

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, vol. 94, issue C, 694-704

Abstract: Biodiesel is a renewable vehicle fuel based on biomass. Although environmental benefits can be assumed, both positive and negative impacts have been stated in the past, raising some doubts on the effective environmental performance of biofuels. They therefore need to be carefully examined through the established methods of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Such studies, though, have been known to give conflicting results and, for non-specialist users of environmental performance information, such variations in literature between studies will be a cause of concern.

Keywords: Life cycle inventory; Palm oil fruit; Crude palm oil; Biodiesel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.05.066

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